Like many quest items in Mewgenics, the Putrid Leech comes with weird and dangerous effects and is one of three items you’ll need to access and explore The Throbbing Domain, the game’s final Act 1 region. This cursed head armor prevents your cat from leveling up and instantly kills them if they are downed. However, on the upside, the Putrid Leech grants permanent lifesteal, letting your cat regenerate health with each hit and stay in the fight longer. You can only equip the Putrid Leech on retired cats, so make sure you have powerful, well-leveled cats ready for Guillotina’s rematch and the journey to the Boneyard. Here’s how to get and use the Putrid Leech quest item in Mewgenics.
Mewgenics: How to Find and Use the Putrid Leech Quest Item
As stated before, the Putrid Leech is required to get through the Throbbing Domain; however, before you can drop it into the Throbbing Artery in the Boneyard, you’ll need to push through the Alley on Hardmode and make your way through the Junkyard. The Boneyard only opens after that, letting you deliver the Leech and advance the quest. Because of its cursed effects, if the cat carrying it dies before delivery, the Leech will return to your inventory.
To obtain the Putrid Leech in Mewgenics, you will need to defeat Guillotina in her second encounter, which comes after you’ve beaten her the first time. If you want to pick up another copy of the item, you can have Steven re-summon Guillotina 2 after completing The Rift, letting you repeat the fight and get additional Leeches.
The Putrid Leech acts as Head Armor, occupying your cat’s head slot, and cannot be removed through normal means. Moreover, it behaves like the Throbbing Gristle, so watch out for the risk of being downed while carrying it.
Luckily, certain abilities synergize well with the Putrid Leech and make it far less punishing to carry. You can use the Host ability to remove the Putrid Leech early if needed, or even run Kamikaze to make the instant-death penalty largely irrelevant. Additionally, you can equip the Leech on a cat that’s been reverted to kitten form, which makes the no-level-up restriction much easier to deal with, as you still retain those strong, high-level abilities despite being in a lower-level body.
Once you have the Putrid Leech, take it to the Throbbing Artery in the Boneyard and insert it to unlock the rest of the Throbbing Domain. This will open up new areas, introduce tougher enemies, and provide additional opportunities to explore and collect loot.
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